How many times have you prepared a meal in the kitchen and felt like a pressure cooker about to explode because things didn’t quite turn out according to plan? Cooking a meal puts you under pressure, especially if you are entertaining guests and the pressure is on to produce a culinary masterpiece that’ll wow people at your candlelit soiree. Take the easy route next time with our top kitchen advice, use these accessories to make your life less complicated.
Square colanders – Take a break from convention, instead of using a round colander try something square instead. This isn’t a joke, Joseph Joseph have revolutionised the shape of the colander, they’re gone all square and bizarrely, the design works! The clever colander from Joseph Joseph has a single vertical handle to help it stay upright, you can hold it over the sink with one hand, and it’s also square, so it sits in the better. Plus it has these clever vertical holes, they’re a little larger than normal so you drain food faster and prep meals with added speed.
Steamer baskets – Hate it when you over or undercook your vegetables? Put an end to the misery, get your carrots, spouts and mangetout prepped and steamed to perfection, try a steamer basket from the clever people at Joseph Joseph and wow guest with your specialist steaming skills. Great to use with a variety of pans, the stunning steamer has a huge capacity when fully opened and can be adjusted to slot inside smaller cooking pots as well. Plus it collapses to make storage easier so it won’t take up too much room in your cupboard.
Worktop savers - Worried about wrecking your worktops when you prep food or need a place to put hot pans? Buy a selection of worktop savers from our friends Joseph Joseph, yep that’s right, this is another brilliant product from their kitchen cookware selection. The toughened glass worktop savers are hygienic, odour and stain resistant and they look quirky too, available to buy in watermelon, onion, tomato or orange designs. Save your worktops and stop stressing at the same time, check out these wonderful work surface savers along with a host of other kitchen accessories through the Contemporary Heaven website.